Sharing a Data Store Metadata

This option allows the user to share the specific Metadata Store from the available list of the Data Store Metadata with other users or user groups.

Sharing a Data Store Metadata

Check out the illustration on sharing a Data Store Metadata.

Sharing a Data Store Metadata

• Navigate to the Data Store Metadata list.

• Select a Data Store Metadata from the list.

• Click the Share Metadata Store icon.

  
• The Manage Access window opens for the selected Data Store Metadata.

• Select grant permission options using the checkboxes.

• The Users, User Groups, and Exclude Users tab appears.

• Use the Search bar to search for a specific user.

• Select a user or user group using the checkboxes from the displayed list of users/user groups based on the selected tab.

• Click the Save option. ​​

  
• A notification message appears.

• The selected user(s)/ user group(s) will be added to the Granted Permissions list.

• Navigate to the user account where the Data Store Meta Data is shared.

• The shared Data Store Meta Data lists the Status mentioned with a Share icon for the user(s) to whom it has been shared. The Actions may vary based on the selected granted permission for the Data Store.

• The shared Data Store Meta Data will have limited Action permissions.

  

  Accessing a shared Data Store Metadata

Actions allowed with the View Permission for a Shared Data Store Metadata

When Data Store Metadata is shared from User A to User B with View Permission, User B can:

• View Data Store Metadata details

• View permission for Synonyms

Actions allowed with the Edit Permission for a Shared Data Store Metadata

When Data Store Metadata is shared from User A to User B with Edit Permission, User B can:

• View, edit, and save Data Store Metadata details

• Add or edit permissions for Synonyms

Please Note: A targeted share user cannot re-share or delete a shared Data Store Metadata, regardless of the permission level (View or Edit).

Excluding User(s)

Check out the illustration on excluding user(s) while sharing a Data Store Metadata with the selected user group(s). This video also displays the steps to include an excluded user.

Excluding Users and Including an Excluded user to access a Shared Data Store Metadata

• Navigate to the Manage Access window for a Data Store Metadata.

• Select privileges using the checkboxes provided for the Grant Privileges.

• Navigate to the User Groups tab.

• Select user group(s) using the checkbox.

  
• Navigate to the Exclude Users tab.

• Select the users to be excluded from the selected group(s) to access the data store metadata using the checkboxes.

• Click the Save option.

  
• A notification message appears, and the selected user group(s) name will be added under the Granted Permissions section.

• The excluded users will be listed under the Excluded Users section.

  

Including the Excluded User

Check out the illustration on including an excluded user.

• Open the Manage Access window for a shared Data Store Metadata.

• Navigate to the Excluded Users list.

• Select a user from the list.

• Click the Include User icon.

  
• A notification ensures that the privileges are shared with the recently included user from the group.

• The Excluded Users list gets modified.

Revoking Privileges

Check out the illustration on revoking a user's access to a shared Data Store Metadata.

Revoking Privileges for a shared Data Store Metsdata

• Navigate to the Manage Access window for a shared Data Store Metadata.

• The Granted Permissions will be listed.

• Select a user or user group from the displayed list.

• Click the Revoke Privileges icon.

  
• A notification message appears, and the granted permissions list gets modified as the targeted user/ user group gets removed from the list.

  

Please Note:

• Users can share the Data Store Metadata with a Single group or Multiple Groups using the user group tab. The steps to share a Data Store Metadata with User Group(s) are similar to those mentioned above for sharing a Data Store with User(s).

• The Exclude User tab helps to exclude the user(s) from the rights to access a Data Store, if it is already shared. Only the users of the selected user group with whom it has been shared will be listed under the Exclude User tab.